[CAUT] Polishing Agraffes

[David Ilvedson]

Paul,

How long does it take you to do a set of agraffes to your satisfaction?...ala your article...?

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com
To: caut at ptg.org
Received: 9/24/2009 6:26:59 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Polishing Agraffes


>I wouldn't use Brasso. It contains too much ammonia. Noxon has less and we  
>use that as a starter cleanser, then move through Flitz and Wenol.
> 
>P
> 
> 
>In a message dated 9/24/2009 11:10:56 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
>davidlovepianos at comcast.net writes:

> 
>When  I did it I used Flitz.  I don’t find Brasso to be quite abrasive 
>enough  for this purpose.   
> 
>David  Love 
>www.davidlovepianos.com
> 
> 
>From:  caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jim  
>Busby
>Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:57 PM
>To:  caut at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Polishing  Agraffes

>Paul,  Others, 
>I  did look at what the reamer does, (er, leaves undone) and when compared 
>to  what your method does, I’ll spend the extra time (As you prescribe). It’
>s  doesn’t take that long to make an agraffe excellent. 
>Also,  I have looked at them after being strung then taken off (after your 
>method);  it does maintain its shape, at least for the few weeks I had it 
>on. I think  it’s because you actually seem to be doing something more than 
>just “making it  pretty”. Do you have any pictures of this? (After your 
>treatment and  put on the piano for a while, then removed.) This might be 
>something you  should do. 
>Ed,  I’ve tried the skewer and couldn’t get the same results. They either 
>broke  prematurely, or simple didn’t shape it like the Q tip. I think the 
>Brasso on  the Q tip is crucial. I’ve also tried the candy/sucker sticks 
>someone  recommended with inferior results. The cotton/Brasso seems to be best  
>combination. 
>It  takes about two ½ hours to do Paul’s method, but I let one of the 
>students do  it. Keeps them out of my hair. 
>Jim 
> 
> 
>From:  caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of  
>PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com
>Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:49  PM
>To: caut at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Polishing  Agraffes

> 

> 

> 
>In a  message dated 9/24/2009 8:03:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
>davidlovepianos at comcast.net writes:

>One  light turn with one of those little reamers  
> 
>Take  a close look (with a decent microscope) at the results of using the  
>reamer. You might be startled. All they do is (mostly) get rid of the string 
> cut, leaving large chatter marks in the brass perpendicular to the string  
>plane. 
> 

> 
>I  suppose you spend a great deal of time on bridges; I do. Why not treat 
>the  other end of the speaking length with equal care? My take.
> 

> 
>P
>